Recent content by marctheprop

I grew up running a backhoe-they were the most useful machines of their day. If you go that route I would buy a Case 580 or a Ford 555;both machines were made for a long time so there are whole machines, parts and shop manuals available. Both machine were well but simply made. Anyone w/any...

Slider16-Here in Va we're getting a penny a pound-and according to the scrap folks its not likely to change anytime soon. But I do have a soft spot for something that weird/ugly/useless!

I found a set of Berg wood chisels at a local sale-I had to get off a little cash but I didn't argue too much as I had already gotten a couple of good deals-Best chisels I own-not too hard to sharpen and they really hold their edge-I/we get a little too focused on American made sometimes-there...

I found this thread a while back and couldn't make myself choose the dumbest thing I have ever done but I finally chose- It was 1978 and I was on the way home in my '73 Cougar ragtop-top down of course. I was in a tux and feeling pretty good about myself and almost home when a neighbor's "little...

Hi-I built a garage/woodshop last year and really didn't want to spend a lot of $ on lighting BUT I'm getting older and I needed good light to match colors etc. so I bit the bullet and put up T5 fluorescent and they are awesome! We had some cold nights last year (some in single digits) and they...

Great to have family stuff-my grandfather was a millwright but nearly all of his tools were gone by the time I came along-I do have a couple of Stanley 720 wood chisels that I pull out once in a blue moon that came from him. So yes-basically I'm jealous. Thanks for posting.

Hi-Just read your thread and wanted to add my 2 cents-If you go the auction route you can't worry about every item's sale price. Some things will go cheap and some will exceed your expectations. If you don't go the auction route-then Two Speed has the right idea. The only problem is that a local...

Thanks to all for the input. Beatcad I used to trap beaver for Geo. Philbates back in the day-There was a big creek across the property and they kept backing water up in his yard. He was something else-I think he was on a first name basis with every piece of metal he owned. I'm not sure what's...

Thanks everyone for the input-I hadn't really looked at the foreign stuff much. There's an SK set on a local Craigslist that I am going to see this afternoon. If not that I'll probably buy new online. Also, my apologies-as Fedwrench said I could have searched the threads and not had to post. I...

I'm assuming there are no water stains-so no leak in the roof. You can rent a rolling scaffold (or a scissor-lift) instead of crawling up and down a ladder but its tough to do if there are tools/cars/stuff in the space. I think this is one of those times when you bite the bullet and hire...

So-my road box wasn't quite as safe in storage as I thought (very long story). So-now I'm moved and have my garage/shop almost organized and I want to get the road box put together. I've got everything covered except for sockets. I'm looking at all/most of the usual suspects. I'm not going to...

LIGHT-Yes I screamed that. My eyes are not as good as they used to be(something called ageing?) and I find more light lets me do better work. I adore natural light but I found it easier to add new fluorescents (T-5) than to cut in windows. I did put in a toilet and a slop sink-the only regret...

I don't know what the kit entails; if you're comfortable with it then go with it. The only problem I see w/your plan is if you decide you want/need a toilet-they are not fun to cut into a concrete floor. If all you want is a sink-then you are good to go. Its probably easier and less costly...

You've gotten pretty good advice-if you go w/dimensional lumber and a flitch plate its actually easy. Build a temp. wall far enough in to give yourself room to work. Buy stuff to replace it with. Measure the header to be replaced and cut your 2X material. The flitch plate should come w/1/2"...

Bosch-I'm waiting for my top handle to die so I can get the barrel grip. I used a barrel grip on a jobsite a while back and its awesome. But my old saw just keeps chugging along (given to me by my father who passed away in 2001-and I use it a lot). The only thing I can add is try to find someone...